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#A523EA

#a523ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a523ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 13.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.49% cyan, 85.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 279.2°, with 82.57% saturation and 52.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #a523ea
  2. #68ea23

Split complementary

  1. #a523ea
  2. #cbea23
  3. #23ea42

Analogous

  1. #4223ea
  2. #a523ea
  3. #ea23cb

Triadic

  1. #a523ea
  2. #eaa523
  3. #23eaa5

Tetradic

  1. #a523ea
  2. #ea2368
  3. #68ea23
  4. #23eaa5

Square

  1. #a523ea
  2. #ea4223
  3. #68ea23
  4. #23cbea

Monochromatic

  1. #490a6a
  2. #7911b0
  3. #a523ea
  4. #c269f1
  5. #deaff7

Shades

#a523ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a523ea
  2. #9520d3
  3. #841cbb
  4. #7419a4
  5. #63158c
  6. #531275
  7. #420e5e
  8. #320b46
  9. #21072f
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#a523ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a523ea
  2. #ae39ec
  3. #b74fee
  4. #c065f0
  5. #c97bf2
  6. #d291f5
  7. #dba7f7
  8. #e4bdf9
  9. #edd3fb
  10. #f6e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a523ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a523ea
  2. #a12cdf
  3. #9e36d5
  4. #9a3fca
  5. #9648c0
  6. #9352b5
  7. #8f5baa
  8. #8b64a0
  9. #876d95
  10. #84778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8758ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5754ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6559e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f4bb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a523ea {
  color: #a523ea;
}
Background
.bg-a523ea {
  background-color: #a523ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a523ea {
  border: 2px solid #a523ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a523ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 35 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a523ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a523ea, #ea23cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a523ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 35 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.70 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.08 #5adc15 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a523ea  rgb(165, 35, 234)  hsl(279, 83%, 53%)  Vivid Violet
#68ea23  rgb(104, 234, 35)  hsl(99, 83%, 53%)  Lawn Green
#eaa523  rgb(234, 165, 35)  hsl(39, 83%, 53%)  Marigold
#23eaa5  rgb(35, 234, 165)  hsl(159, 83%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green